Economic news and events

The number of mortgages given the go-ahead to home buyers slumped to a six-month low in August, while approvals for remortgaging were at the lowest...

The number of house sales fell by 16% in August compared with the same month a year earlier, according to provisional HM Revenue & Customs...

UK gross domestic product is estimated to have increased by 0.2% in the second quarter of the year, the Office for National Statistics said on...

A fall in Ofgem’s energy price cap takes effect this weekend amid concerns UK households could still end up paying around 13% more than last...

UK car production fell by almost 10% in August, following six consecutive months of growth, new figures show.

A total of 45,052 models rolled off factory...

The risk of the lights going out in the UK has fallen ahead of this winter and is almost back to the pre-energy crisis normal,...

Ireland retail sales declined slightly in August from July, with the biggest decreases seen in motor trade and furniture & lighting, according to new data...

Germany and the UK want to cooperate more closely in the development of green hydrogen in the lead up to a hydrogen conference scheduled for...

The UK Water Services Regulation Authority announced on Tuesday that water and wastewater companies in England and Wales will have to return £114 million to...

An ‘agreement across nations’ on the safe use of artificial intelligence will be a key aim of the UK’s AI Safety Summit, the technology secretary...